Terms and Definitions

Bight	A bend in a coast forming an open bay
Kasaan	Kasaan gets its name from the Tlingit word meaning "pretty town."
Muskeg	Like a soggy blanket draped over the landscape, muskeg, or peat bog, covers more than 10 percent of southeast Alaska (more) (This would be a "landclass" for simmers).
Nanatucks	Nanatuks appear as bare rock islands extending above the surface of the surrounding glacier. Examples of "nunataks" can be seen north of the Chickamin Glacier. Mount John Jay, Mount Upshur, and other prominent peaks over 6,500 feet high line the International Border. (more)
Totem	A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or a clan; also, the object or animal itself, considered as an symbol of the family.

Reference URLs on Misty Fjords

Alaska Pictures	From Larry Dowell, original pics may be used for background info
Annette Island	Annette Island's Portal for information on the island
Bayview Cemetary, Ketchikan	Interesting "SitNews" on the Cemetary at Ketchikan
Guard Lighthouse	Guard Lighthouse at Entrance of the Tongass Narrows, Ketchikan
Haida Indians	Haida... hy'-duh - From Alaska.Com ... history and background
Haida Indians	Beautiful site - don't miss this one - www.civilization.ca
Haida Indians	Extensive history of this Indian tribe from college.hmco.com
Haida Indians	Katlin & Karlee's site (Children) on the Haida Indians
Ketchikan Airport	Picture of docs & terminal area [here] Picture of hangers [here]
Ketchikan History	Bell's site on Ketchikan's History
Ketchikan History	ExploreNorth's site on Ketchikan's History
Ketchikan Web Cam	From Ketchikan.com ... updates every 20 seconds!
Ketchikan Sit News	Ketchikan ... things going on around town
Ketchikan pictures	Ketchikan ... good tourist pics, airport, harbor, city shots
Ketchikan Visitors Bureau	Ketchikan Visitor's Center Information
Loring	The "now silent" and "almost" Ketchikan ... a rival quieted
Lumber Industry, Alaska	From AKForest.org ... good facts on the industry in all Alaska
Mary Island Light	Mary Island is the second lighthouse encountered to AK from the south
Misty Fjords Nat'l Monument	By GORP, everything about the park, from geology to ecosystems
Misty Fjords Plane Trip (Beaver!)	Pics of a float plane trip through Misty Fjords
Nautical Charts Page	MapTech Map server centered on Ketchikan for Nautical Charting
New Eddystone Rock	Eddystone Rock, Misty Fjords Pictures (more) (more)
PAKT Weather	NOAH Weather for Ketchikan
PAKT Airport	Pictures of PAKT ... the Bob Ellis Bush Pilot Site
PANT Weather	NOAH Weather for Annette Island Airport
Prince Rupert,BC History	History of Prince Rupert, BC
Prince of Wales Island	Alaska Online's site discussing the Prince of Wales Island
Portland Canal	Panarama View from Virtual Guidebooks
Revillagigedo and Gravina Islands	ExploreNorth's site on Revilla and Gravinal
Saxman	Alaska Online's site discussing Saxman
Southeast Alaska Overview	From usa.edu ... overview of SE Alaska, Geology, industyr and culture
Stewart/Hyder Mine Disaster	Mine disaster history near Stewart & Hyder (ExploreNorth.com)
Stewart/Hyder History & Background	History and background on Stewart & Hyder from their own website
Thorne Bay Information	Maps, Culture, History on Thorne Bay Alaska from their website
Tlinget Indians	From Karl's One Nation ... (pronounced KA-LIN-GIT)
Tlinget Indians	History, trees, heirlooms, transformations from Carnegie Institute
Tlinget Indians	From Everything Alaska ... Tlinget History (Totem Bight discussed)
Tinglet Indians	Kstorm.net - Maps showing Alaskan Tribes and cultural linkage
Tlingit Indians	lcweb2.com - extensive research site on all things Tlingit
Tlingit Indians	Central Council Page for Tlingit and Haida Indians
Tongass National Forest	US Forestry Service Information Page
Totem Bight State Park	Alaska Travels Site on origin of this Alaskan State Park
Tree Point Lighthouse	Tree Point is 40 miles south of Ketchikan at entrance to Revillagigedo Ch
Webster's Dictionary	Search engine for Webster's Dictionary

FAQs on Misty Fjords

Cabins - US Forestry Service Origin	the cabins were used as survivor retreats; if a pilot's ac got stranded someplace they would look for a cabin and GENERALLY there would be shelter and sometimes food, fuel (which you, by gentlemen's agreement, would REPLACE as soon as you could, not pay for) etc.
A Misty-r-ous Question	If the dictionary says a "Channel" is a natural Channel, e.g. the Channel between England and France, and a Canal is an excavated Canal , e.g. the Panama Canal, then why is the Behm Canal not named the Behm Channel?

Back to Top Document Information Created: January 2nd, 2005 Updated: October 01, 2006 (Count started Jan. 14, 2005) If you have any questions, comments or additions, you can contact me at mistymoorings@jdlinn.com.